Investment

ISS STOXX acquires Scientific Beta

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
ISS STOXX has acquired Scientific Beta from Singapore Exchange (SGX) in a bid to expand its presence within the asset owner segment and deepen engagement with large institutional investors.

Palisade marks first European acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Palisade Real Assets and APG Asset Management have completed the acquisition of Lemvig Biogas in Denmark, marking BioticNRG's first investment outside the UK.

Future Generation returns top 20%

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Future Generation Australia has increased its fully franked interim dividend after it delivered a 20.1% total shareholder return over the past year.

Northcape adopts tier-based ESG investment framework for Warakirri funds

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Northcape Capital has introduced a tier-based ESG classification framework for the Warakirri Ethical Australian Equities Fund and the Warakirri Concentrated Australian Equities Funds.

CEFC backs commercialising battery electric trucks

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is backing large-scale deployment of battery electric trucks (BETs) by committing $22 million to electric fleet specialist Zenobē Australia.

Anglicare completes Infinite Care deal

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
Anglicare Sydney has completed its acquisition of aged care provider Infinite Care, creating one of Australia's largest Christian not-for-profit residential aged care operators.

World Bank drops climate financing target under US pressure

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
The World Bank has dropped it 45% climate financing target under its Climate Change Action Plan (CCAP), after ongoing pressure from the US government.

HESTA says ethical screens partly to blame for 'disappointing' ESG returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
HESTA's Sustainable Growth option returned members 2.75% over the last year. In comparison, its High Growth and Conservative options returned 11.5% and 6.4% respectively.

ANZ to grant $250k for remote community projects

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026  |  NEWS
The 2026 Seeds of Renewal program, a long-running initiative between ANZ and Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal (FRRR), has opened applications, which will see $250,000 funded to help remote communities across Australia.

Australian government backs EV battery manufacturing

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
The government's Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has backed commercialisation of Australian EV batteries producer under the Future Made in Australia agenda.